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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Sunday Best

Isn't he a handsome young man? I decided that just because he's a little boy doesn't mean he can't have fun little outfits. I've seen these on Etsy before and thought genius! Cute, comfy, and clever! I'm not thrilled with this first try, as the zigzag stitch was a little wonky on the knit fabric, but I might try a straight stitch next time. I did fuse the Amy Butler Full Moon Dots to a thin one-sided interfacing... I think I'll try a two-sided interfacing next go. Eli got all sorts of compliments at church today, so lets count it as a success. Oh, and I made a bib with a tie on it... I'm auditioning ties for my sisters wedding in August! Eli isn't IN the wedding, but will be in plenty of photos for sure! I'm thinking a grass green onesie with a flowered yellow tie. Carla's colors are tangerine, yellow, and green so that would go. We'll see what I come up with. I still have a month and a half to work it out!

To machine applique on knit fabric, pin a piece of tear-away stabilizer under the onesie. After you sew your stitches, you can literally tear away all the excess stabilizer. Once you wash the onesie, the teeny weeny bit of stabilizer that may be sewn under the stitches will get all soft and mushy. You won't even know it is there.

I am so stealing this idea if my baby's a boy ;-) and if he's a boy, his name is Eli, which considering I found your nursery post through the Spool bird softie mobile group on Flickr, and that our baby's room is already painted a really similar color to yours, I'm finding a combination of cool and what the heck?? ;-) oh, and we're cloth diapering too, so I'll definitely be blog stalking you ;-)